Job Title : Senior Lecturer/ Lecturer: Sensory and Wine Sciences
Location : Stellenbosch, Western Cape
Company : Stellenbosch University
Salary :
Open Date : 2023-04-30
Close Date : 2023-08-31

Duties/Pligte

• Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in the DVO and SAGWRI;
• Expanding existing and developing new modules in sensory science, with a focus on grapes and wine;
• Creating an active research programme in sensory science, with a focus on grapes and wine;
• Developing national and international industry partnerships and networks;
• Sourcing and managing external research funds;
• Supervision of postgraduate students;
• Leading and expanding the sensory facilities and offerings at the DVO/SAGWRI/Faculty of Agriculture;
• Offering short courses on sensory science at the DVO/SAGWRI;
• Involvement with administrative duties at departmental, Faculty and University level.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes

• PhD in Oenology/ Wine Biotechnology, Food Science or an equivalent field, with a focus on sensory science and wine composition;
• Proven experience in, or the ability to actively participate in, an undergraduate teaching programme in wine related subjects such as, but not limited to, wine sensory science;
• A keen interest to participate in transdisciplinary research, such as linking sensory to chemistry of beverages, cultural and physiological aspects, etc.;
• An excellent understanding of and experience in sensory methods and procedures;
• Relevant statistical analysis proficiency, especially towards designing, processing and interpreting sensory experiments, data and results;
• Proficiency to obtain external research funding, commensurate with the level of appointment;
• Peer-reviewed scientific publications in wine or grape related sensory science, commensurate with the level of appointment;
• Postgraduate student supervision, commensurate with the level of appointment;
• The ability to work within a team context and within the broader context of the academic department and its administration.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling

• None.

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